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Reference Materials     Astronomy Terminology: For those terms that need a quick explaination     Astronomical Equipment Explained: Checkout this quick overview of "The Basics"     Astronomy Dictionary: Ever hear an astronomical term used that you were unfamiliar with? If so, you'll find this site invaluable.     Astronomy Notes: From Nick Strobel's Introductory Astronomy as taught at Bakersfield College     Cleaning your telescopes mirrors: Here we discuss the basics of caring for your telescopes optics      Eyepiece Chart     Eyepiece Chart (Excel spreadsheet)         This shows the resulting magnification and field-of-view for a particular eyepiece in a given scope     Polar Alignment: Here we try to take the mystery out of aligning your scope with the earth's axis of rotation     Solar Flare Classification: Find out how the experts classify them Visual Astronomy Tips     Observing Meteors     Safe Solar Projection Observing Aids     Java Jupiter         An awesome utility showing the location of Jupiter's Galilean moons.         A MUST for planning your observing sessions now that Jupiter has worked it's way back into our observing schedule.     Sunrise/Sunset: Astronomical Calendar Star Charts     Caldwell Charts     Messier Charts  Astrophotography Tips, Techniques, and Tools     Adventures in Astrophotography     Al Kelly's ACQUIRING AND PROCESSING ASTRONOMICAL CCD IMAGES     Exposure Guide     Manual Guiding for the LX200         Jeffery R. Charles wrote up these very well done articles. He is also known as the EclipseChaser.      Off-axis Guiding     Photographing Lunar Eclipse - Astrophotography Basics from Kodak     Lunar Eclipse Photography -      Jeff Stys' tutorial on manual guiding for the LX200 is a must read:     Tri-Color Imaging Techniques by Richard Berry, Al Kelly, Chuck Shaw and Ed Grafton